Giba

Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho, known as Giba (born 23 December 1976), is a Brazilian former professional volleyball player who played as an outside hitter. For much of the 2000s, he was widely regarded as one of the best volleyball players in the world. During his professional career he played in Brazil, Italy, Russia, Argentina and briefly in the United Arab Emirates. He is mostly remembered for his successes with the national team.

Giba
Giba at the 2011 World League Final
Personal information
Full nameGilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1976-12-23) 23 December 1976
Londrina, PR, Brazil
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Spike325 cm (128 in)
Block312 cm (123 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubRetired
Career
YearsTeams
1996–1997Chapecó São Caetano
1997–1998Olympikus São Caetano
1998–1999Report Nipomed
1999–2001Minas Tênis Clube
2001–2003Ferrara
2003–2007Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
2007–2009Iskra Odintsovo
2009–2012Pinheiros
2012–2013Personal Bolívar
2013Funvic Taubaté
2013–2014Al-Nasr Dubai
2018–2019IBB Polonia London
National team
1995–2012 Brazil
Honours
Men's Volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championship 3 0 0
World Grand Champions Cup 3 0 0
World Cup 2 0 2
World League 8 2 2
South American Championship 9 0 0
Pan American Games 1 1 1
America's Cup 3 4 0
Total 30 9 5
Olympic Games
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
World Championship
2002 Argentina
2006 Japan
2010 Italy
World Cup
2003 Japan
2007 Japan
2011 Japan
World Grand Champions Cup
1997 Japan
2005 Japan
2009 Japan
World League
2001 Katowice
2003 Madrid
2004 Rome
2005 Belgrade
2006 Moscow
2007 Katowice
2009 Belgrade
2010 Córdoba
2002 Belo Horizonte
2011 Gdańsk
1999 Mar del Plata
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro
1999 Winnipeg
2003 Santo Domingo
South American Championship
1995 Brazil
1997 Venezuela
1999 Argentina
2001 Colombia
2003 Brazil
2005 Brazil
2007 Chile
2009 Colombia
Last updated: 24 August 2016

With the Brazilian National Team he won a total of 8 South American Championships, 3 America's Cups, 8 World League titles, 3 World Grand Champions Cups, three World Championships (2002, 2006, 2010), a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and two silver medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, where he was the team's captain.

During summer 2014, Giba retired from professional volleyball at the age of 37.

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